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Life (1999 film) - Wikipedia
Life is a 1999 American buddy comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme, starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence as two men wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Despite being a box office bomb, the film later became a cult classic and received an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup.
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Summary
Life is a 1999 American buddy comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme, starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence as two men wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Despite being a box office bomb, the film later became a cult classic and received an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup.
Tags
buddy-comedy · 1999-film · eddie-murphy · martin-lawrence · cult-classic · prison-drama
Key entities
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reference · language en · status final
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